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Throughout the speedway season, dozens of competitors from all across New Zealand take to the track and compete in the Superstock class.
These are the modern-day gladiators that provide the speed, thrills and entertainment that bring the fans through the gate night after night. Like any sport, there are fan favourites and drawcards, with each driver becoming known for their colours, chassis/engine selections and racing style.
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DRIVERS WHO HAVE RANKED IN THE TOP-26
At kiwisuperstocks.co.nz, the National Rankings List is published as a list of the top-26 drivers, based on the fact that at most major meeting a finalists field of 26 drivers contest the main event.
This list of competitors are those who have been ranked in the top-26 at least once during the last four years, AND were still regularly active during the 08/09 race season.
*current as at start of Season 2009/2010
NAME - race# - hometown - highest ranking
AARON HEADINGTON - 16 - Auckland - (11)
ANDY McCABE - 31 - Hawkes Bay - (5)
BLAIR CUNNINGHAM - 46 - Nelson 21
BRENDON HIGGINS - 79 - Nelson - (3)
BRETT NICHOLLS - 48 - Nelson - (18)
BRUCE WARD - 5 - Manawatu - (21)
BRYCE STEINER - 118 - Rotorua - (16)
CAMPBELL McMANAWAY - 492 - Bluff - (11)
CAREY HARWOOD - 17 - Nelson - (18)
CRAIG HUMPRHIES - 98 - Manawatu - (11)
DALE EWERS - 14 - Nelson - (1)
DARCY HUNTER - 337 - Rotorua - (2)
DARYL TAYLOR - 51 - Wanganui - (4)
DAVE ROIGUARD - 8 - Waikato - (4)
DAVE TENNANT - 75 - Auckland - (14)
FRANKIE WAINMAN - 55 - England - (8)
GARY ELLIS - 11 - Auckland - (23)
GARY FOLEY - 24 - Hawkes Bay - (10)
GLEN DRABBLE - 28 - Waikato - (13)
JARED GRAY - 96 - Nelson - (22)
JARED WADE - 85 - Waikato - (9)
JOE FARAM - 5 - Gisborne - (11)
JASON SMITH - 89 - Christchurch - (21)
KERRY REMNANT - 6 - Tauranga - (9)
KIM LACE - 71 - Wellington - (9)
KYLE FRASER - 192 - Rotorua - (2)
LANCE ASHTON - 23 - Waikato - (22)
MALCOLM NGATAI - 19 - Canterbury - (1)
MARK DECKE - 99 - Tauranga - (18)
MARK OSBORNE - 16 - Canterbury - (7)
MURRAY LONG - 96 - Hawkes Bay - (26)
NIGEL KEATS - 47 - Christchurch - (11)
PAT WESTBURY - 87 - Taupo - (6)
PETER BENGSTON - 58 - Manawatu - (3)
PETER REES - 10 - Manawatu - (3)
PHIL OGLE - 282 - Taranaki - (19)
RICKY BOULTON - 861 - Nelson - (16)
ROYDON COLLINGWOOD - 94 - Taranaki - (6)
SCOTT HEWSON - 135 - Rotorua - (4)
SCOTT MIERS - 8 - Manawatu - (9)
SCOTT REDFERN - 96 - Waikato - (2)
SHANE HARWOOD - 18 - Nelson - (6)
SHANE PENN - 7 - Hawkes Bay - (1)
SIMON JOBLIN - 72 - Taranaki - (2) - 
STAN HICKEY - 515 - Rotorua - (1)
STEVE HAMPTON - 66 - Waikato - (7)
STEVE JUDE - 5 - Hawkes Bay - (18)
WAYNE HEMI - 591 - Wellington - (1)
WAYNE LUCEY - 816 - Waikato - (22)
WAYNE NORRISS - 77 - Manawatu - (12)
NON-ACTIVE FORMER TOP-26 DRIVERS
BLAINE BLYTHE - 81 - Christchurch - (19)
CRAIG RALSTON - 33 - Manawatu - (13)
DAYNE WRIGHT - 7 - Auckland - (8)
KEVIN ROBERTS - 53 - Manawatu - (24)
NEVILLE STANAWAY - 62 - Rotorua - (11)
RODNEY WOOD - 51 - Tauranga - (3)
TONY WOOTTEN - 71 - Waikato - (20)
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OTHER TOP RANKING DRIVERS
This list of Superstock competitors are those who have been ranked at least #60 during the past four seasons, but are yet to crack the Top-26. Some of these competitors race irregularly, which in turn limits their ranking scoring opportunities.
Not all of these drivers were active during the previous season.
*current as at start of Season 2009
NAME - race# - hometown
AARON PENBERTH - 39 - Christchurch
ANDREW GOOD - 15 - Christchurch
BARRY HUNTER JR - 336 - Rotorua
BRAD RIDLAND - 5 - Kihikihi
BRAD ROSEWARNE - 59 - Canterbury
BRETT HYSLOP - 9 - Manawatu
BRYCE MARX - 73 - Auckland
CLIVE ELLIOTT - 95 - Wellington
CRAIG OWENS - 8 - Hawkes Bay
DARYL PETERSEN - 41 - Nelson
DAVID TARRANT - 57 - Manawatu
GARY TROTTER - 61 - Manawatu
GAVIN ENTWHISTLE - 5 - Waikato
GRANT MYTTON - 28 - Kihikihi
IAN CLAYWORTH - 117 - Nelson
JACOB BROWNLESS - 23 - Canterbury
JASON REIDENGER - 44 - Rotorua
JOHN BOOKER - 82 - Taranaki
KELVIN GRAY - 46 - Auckland
KEV SMITH - 64 - Manawatu
KEVIN BROOKS - 8 - Rotorua
KRIS ALLEN - 86 - Waikato
KYLE STOVE - 7 - Taranaki
LANCE ALDRIDGE - 119 - Taihape
LAURENCE CHRISTINI - 5 - Rotorua
MIKE HERBERT - 52 - Rotorua
MIKE PYE - 54 - Wellington
MORRIS DOYLE - 15 - Wanganui
MURRAY GREIG - 29 - Invercargill
NEIL FREW - 7 - Christchurch
NEVILLE NOLLY - 35 - Taranaki
NICK FOWLER - 7 - Nelson
NICK SELFE - 12 - Canterbury
NIGEL ANDERTON - 48 - Otago
PAUL JAMIESON - 46 - Taranaki
PAUL JOHNSON - 82 - Taranaki
PAUL VAZEY - 351 - Auckland
PETER FIELD - 27 - Canterbury
RICHARD WATKINS - 99 - Wanganui
ROSE HALFPENNY - 417 - Auckland
ROSS ASHBY - 38 - Waikato
RUSSELL HARROP - 24 - Manawatu
SHANE ANDERTON - 8 - Canterbury
SHANE MELLSOP - 7 - Hawkes Bay
STEPHEN WALLBANK - 7 - Waikato
STEVE GUILFORD - 191 - Wanganui
TERRY HALL - 36 - Canterbury
THOMAS STANAWAY - 87 - Nelson
TIM NICHOLLS - 61 - Auckland
TONY MACLANACHAN - 95 - Wellington
TONY TRUE - 59 - Hawkes Bay
WARREN BURKHART - 24 - Waikato
WARWICK ANSTY - 414 - Auckland
WAYNE TALBOT - 22 - Rotorua
NON-ACTIVE FORMER TOP 26-60 DRIVERS
BLAIR NEAL - 271 - Auckland
CALLUM McLEOD - 33 - Waikato
CLINT THICKPENNY - 731 - Rotorua
CONRAD WILSON - 61 - Canterbury
GEOFF JAMES - 81 - Tauranga
GRAEME PETER - 18 - Manawatu
HEPI PAUL - 91 - Canterbury
IAN BURSON - 21 - Nelson
JEFF MOHI - 74 - Taupo
JEREMY MAXWELL - 18 - Christchurch
JOHN HYND - 65 - Hawkes Bay
KEVIN NORTON - 42 - Canterbury
LIONEL PENN - 4 - Taranaki
MARTY BRANDT - 13 - Hawkes Bay
NEIL McCOARD - 4 - Auckland
NIGEL COOPER - 21 - Hawkes Bay
PETER FLEMING - 68 - Rotorua
RICK CAMPBELL - 17 - Auckland
ROBBIE MABEY - 33 - Rotorua
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